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7 Dec 2016

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Accountability, Development Management Committee, East Devon Tories, EDDC, Knowle/Honiton/Exmouth relocation, Phil Twiss

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Well done those EDDC Tory councillors! But watch your backs now

Unconfirmed reports suggest that Tory councillors Grundy (Exe Valley) and Pepper (Broadclyst) were the two sensible councillors who voted against the PegasusLife Knowle planning application.

So, no-one can accuse anyone of a “Sidmouth stitch up”.

It seems unlikely that the two councillors will be getting any gifts from under the Tory Christmas tree from Santa Phil Twiss – the official EDDC Tory Whip – who denies ever having used it but who is said to be less than chuffed at the result.

Of course, not being whipped, no-one will expect them to be removed from the DMC for not following non-whipped orders ….

3 thoughts on “Well done those EDDC Tory councillors! But watch your backs now”

  1. I’m sure the Owl will know if there are any occasions on which it is forbidden to use a party Whip on the vote? Finance must be one, surely. Are there others.

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    • Of course you can’t whip on planning … but let’s see what happens to these two first shall we.

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  2. Even the Twissroll can’t keep finding clean skins can he? His gang has only just dispensed with the able and independent-minded Conservative member of the Planning Committee, Mike Allen.

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